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DEFINITION: n. The colorful array of plastic bags and other debris which blossom on the trees, thanks winter's whistling winds -- and a few careless neighbors. v. To watch your garbage caress the landscape, as it blows in the wind.
Verboticisms
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Beulitter
Created by: Bughunt
Pronunciation: beau-lit-er
Sentence: That's some beulitter!
Etymology: BEaUtiful, LITTER
Polyleaves
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pälēlēvz
Sentence: The trees in our area go through two stages of color change. The first when Fall arrives and Mother Nature paints the landscape with golds, oranges and reds, the second when the leaves fall to the ground and the colorful polyleaves become more visible.
Etymology: poly (polyester) + leaves (foliage)
Polyvinylflora
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: polly-vi-nal-flora
Sentence: In the spring, the landscape and trees are dotted with the colorful, shiny sprouts of polyvinylflora. The government, however, is considering banning the use of PVF (polyvinylflora) as seasonal decorations.
Etymology: 1. poly: poly(mer)--a chemical compound found in plastic 2. vine: a plant having a long, slender stem that anchors itself by wrapping around a support, such as a branch 3:vinyl: a tough, shiny plastic 4. flora:plants considered as a group
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COMMENTS:
Good one, mrsk - Nosila, 2009-04-02: 21:55:00
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Pigmentstyinthesky
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: PIG ment STY in the SKY
Sentence: My father was an avid bird watcher and an environmentalist. In spite of that he believed in science and technology and that they could make all our dreams come true; and we could have the best of everything that new discoveries and inventions could give us as well as preservation of the environment. As I look now up into the trees filled with garbage, far above a landscape decorated with the brightly coloured advertisement slogans of days gone by, they remind me of the vast array of bright coloured birds I once stood watching in awe. Now those bright colours make me think that my father’s pie in the sky dreams have become pigmentstyinthesky.
Etymology: PIE IN THE SKY + PIGMENT + PIGSTY: PIE IN THE SKY:a phrase that means a fanciful notion or ludicrous concept PIGMENT:Particles that are made of various natural and synthetic substances used to add color to solutions such as ink or paint PIGSTY: Slang A dirty or very untidy place
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COMMENTS:
Interesting simile! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 10:11:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-02: 18:22:00
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Litterature
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lit ter a chur
Sentence: The wayward plastic blooms clinging to the bare trees were a form of visual litterature for Kathy. She found the essay in messy,the use in refuse, the rash in trash and the bag in garbage. Waste not, want not became her battle cry. She would use the pen in aspen to describe her strew love...
Etymology: Litter (garbage,refuse) & Literature (creative writing of recognized artistic value;a picture painted with words)
Canoppy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kan oh peee
Sentence: The use of polypropylene has cahnged the canopy to a canoPPy, which is a sackrilage
Etymology: canopy, pp as in polypropylene
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COMMENTS:
a canoppy? That hors d'oeuvres is for the birds! - readerwriter, 2009-04-02: 06:35:00
the little kid in me related to the PP, and the adult in me to sackrilage! Your whole verbotomy works very well on many levels! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 09:58:00
It's ickollogical, isn't it? good word - Nosila, 2009-04-02: 21:53:00
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Paraplasticproliferation
Created by: btotheeck
Pronunciation: pä rä′ plas′tik prō lif′ə rā shun
Sentence: Trees found in gusty, populated areas are often affected by paraplasticproliferation, when several colored growths appear on particularly windy days. These features are believed to be airborne parasites which attach themselves to bare branches. If left untreated, onlookers may experience eyesore.
Etymology: para- as from a parachute, plastic- the composition of these parasites, proliferation- to grow by multiplying new parts, as by budding, in quick succession
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant! You have my vote! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-03: 04:46:00
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Superstitionalism
Created by: harleyquinade
Pronunciation:
Sentence: the of superstitions, the method, the patterns, the workings, their soul laid bare.
Etymology:
Rubbletrouble
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: RUB-uhl-trub-uhl
Sentence: Once again after a very blustery March, Jim Bob and Daisy May were beset with rubbletrouble and would have to call in professionals to remove all the trash and debris that decorated the soon to be budding trees in their yard.
Etymology: Blend of 'rubble' (the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up) and 'trouble' (difficulty)
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-04-02: 01:53:00
Moving defintion and cartoon, Metrohumanx and James. They inspired me to say something I never thought I would: I prefer the blustering spring snows and ice on the two maples in my yard.
Who couldn't love the charming effect of a polypropylene tree ornament? -perhaps tatooed carny babes?
abrakadeborah - 2009-04-03: 04:34:00
Great definition Metrohumanx :) & Cartoon James :) I LIKE IT!
Thank you! I have always loved watching garbage blowing in the wind. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James